Chandina Upazila

Chandina (চান্দিনা) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography
Chandina is located at 23.4833°N, 91.0083°W. It has 69,736 households and a total area of 201.01 km2. Chandina township is a class B municipality, which is located at the extreme north of the upazila by the N1 or Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. Value of property in the Municipality have increased significantly in last decade due to its proximity to N1 and heavy influx of people coming from villages for education & jobs.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Chandina Upazila had 69,736 households and a population of 350,273. 92,365 (26.37%) were under 10 years of age. Chandina had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.01%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1112 females per 1000 males. 48,471 (13.84%) lived in urban areas.

Administration
Chandina Upazila is divided into Chandina Municipality and 13 union parishads. They are Barera, Batagashi, Borkoroi, Barkait, Dollai Nawabpur, Etberpur, Gollai, Joag, Keronkhal, Madhaiya, Maijkhar, Mohichail, and Shuhilpur alphabetically. 13 Union parishads are further subdivided into 121 mauzas and 223 villages.

Chandina Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.

Education

 * Chandina Government Model Pilot High School
 * Chandina Dr. Firoza Pilot Girls' High School and College
 * Redwan Ahmed University College
 * Chandina Women's College
 * Dollai Nawabpur Government College
 * Shaheed Ziaur Rahman College
 * Madhaiya Muktijodda Smriti College
 * Abeda Noor High School